I'd put an IP address on it so you can manage it too! I have one on my wireless bridge just for this purpose.
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 1:32 AM, Paul Boniol <[email protected]> wrote: > I've used it on two networks with no modification, so there is no static > IP. The DHCP server does not list any IP assigned for the wireless router. > I used Nmap to scan the current subnet. It reports the only http / https > server is the VDSL modem. > > The purpose of bridge mode is for the router to solely provide wireless > access to the network it is plugged into (which it has done wonderfully). > I recall there is some "magic name" that it will respond to after being > put into bridge mode, unfortunately I don't remember what that is... :-\ I > guess I will have to reset it and reconfigure to find out. > > Paul > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Chris McQuistion < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm betting that the device was given an IP address on the local subnet, >> once upon a time, and he has just forgotten it. >> >> If that is the case, then just scanning the network might find it. >> >> Chris >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Tilghman Lesher <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> That would require that his IP be on the same subnet. If the device >>> doesn't know how to route a packet back (no default gateway), he won't >>> get a reply. >>> >>> What he will have to do is add an aliased ethernet address, with >>> submask, then ping that subnet, and hope that ping isn't turned off. >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Chris McQuistion >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > You could do an nmap scan of your local network to find it. >>> > >>> > Chris >>> > >>> > >>> > On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 1:03 AM, Paul Boniol <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> I've got a Linksys E1200 configured in bridge mode for a few years. >>> (I.e. >>> >> it just acts as a wireless access point, it doesn't do anything else.) >>> >> Things have been working well. Now I'd like to make a minor >>> modification. >>> >> >>> >> I've tried connecting both through wired and wireless to it. >>> >> >>> >> Since it is in bridge mode, it doesn't have an IP address assigned by >>> the >>> >> DHCP server. >>> >> >>> >> I seem to remember there was some named URL, but I can't figure out >>> what >>> >> it is. The documentation only gives the default IP (which it doesn't >>> have) >>> >> and possibly myrouter.local (which doesn't work). There is nothing >>> in the >>> >> documentation specifically on connecting to it when in bridge mode. >>> >> >>> >> My google foo has failed. (Everything just tells you how to get it >>> into >>> >> bridge mode.) >>> >> >>> >> I could just press the reset button, but I'd rather not have to set >>> it all >>> >> back up again. Anyone know what the URL name is or how to find it? >>> >> >>> >> Paul >>> >> >>> >>> -- >>> Tilghman >>> >>> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
